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FURIA advances to the semi-finals of the home IEM Rio Major 2022

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The FURIA team turned out to be stronger than NAVI with a score of 2:1, thanks to which they made it to the semifinals of the home IEM Rio Major 2022. Here the Brazilian team will meet with Heroic, which had previously eliminated Team Spirit. In turn, NAVI is eliminated from the championship, taking 5th-8th place and earning $45,000 + 375 points in the BLAST Premier table.

The final quarter-finals of the tournament started on the map Nuke, which became the choice of the "Born to Win". But if the starting advantage remained with the Brazilians, then closer to the changeover, NAVI still found its game and managed to get a minimal advantage before a short pause - 8:7. After the side switch, s1mple and company quickly ran ahead, but there was a coup here as FURIA picked up the pace and moved closer to victory. However, the force round won allowed NAVI to stay afloat and then take the lead in the series — 16:14.

Next, the teams moved to the Ancient map, which turned out to be the choice of FURIA. Here, the Brazilian team began to catch up, having made an excellent start in attack. While the "Born to Win" responded with a small series of rounds, arT and the company managed not to let go of the opponent, and then to get a twofold advantage - 10:5. After the side switch, the game became a formality, as FURIA confidently closed the half on defense and equalized the score in the series - 16:10.

Everything was decided on the Mirage map, the first half of which ended with a minimal advantage in favor of the Brazilian team — 8:7. However, after the switchover, FURIA picked up the pace again, which allowed the team to break NAVI, and then get the final victory in the series and make it to the semi-finals of IEM Rio Major 2022 — 16:10.

NAVI results at IEM Rio Major 2022

Legend Stage

Champion Stage

Vitality (25:21)

Cloud9 (14:16)

Team Liquid (14:16)

Bad News Eagles (2:0)

BIG (2:0)

FURIA (0:2)

IEM Rio Major 2022 takes place from October 31 to November 13 in Brazil at the Jeunesse Arena and at the Riocentro convention center. As part of the championship, 24 teams from the CIS, Europe, North and South America, and Asia are fighting for a total prize pool of $1,250,000, ranking points in the BLAST Premier table, as well as tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023 for the winner.

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Intermediate results of IEM Rio Major 2022

  • 1st place: $500,000 + 4,000 points + tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023
  • 2nd place: $170,000 + 2,000 points
  • 3rd-4th place: $80,000 + 1,250 points
  • 5th-8th place: fnatic, Team Spirit, NAVI and Cloud9 — $45,000 + 375 points
  • 9th-11th place: ENCE, Team Liquid and BIG — $20,000
  • 12th-14th place: Bad News Eagles, Sprout and Vitality - $20,000
  • 15th-16th place: FaZe Clan and Ninjas in Pajamas — $20,000
  • 17th-19th place: 9z, GamerLegion and OG — $10,000
  • 20th-22nd place: IHC Esports, Evil Geniuses and Grayhound Gaming — $10,000
  • 23rd-24th place: 00NATION and Imperial Esports — $10,000

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